The
Team:If I were the Browns and I wanted Allen, I'd take Barkley
here. Now I'm not saying this is what they will do. I'm saying they
should go Chubb or Barkley here. Then go for their QB at 4. I think they
should go for Barkley (even though I believe that you should never take an
Penn State RB in the 1st), because he looks like the best player in the
Draft to help a young QB succeed.

We don't need no stinking Quarterbacks. Okay, so maybe we
do?

The Player: Barkley
is a phenomenal talent. "I know most college coaches, you hear them talk,
[and think] ah, heís biased.í Iíve been doing this for 23 years. Heís the best football player Iíve ever been
around," Penn ST HC Franklins said. "And the thing that I would say to you guys, if you get an opportunity to meet him or come here and be around him, heís a better guy.
Iím telling you this, Saquon Barkley is as special of a player, and as special of a person that Iíve ever been around."
He is not just an elite athlete, he has all the
skills, intangibles, and instincts that make a great RB.

He is not
only unbelievably elusive, but he can also power forward for a cloud of
dust. "I thought Saquon did a really good job of lowering his shoulder and just hammering in
there," Franklin said. "Itís funny, Saquon lowers his shoulder and gets four yards, and everybodyís kind of rolling their eyes like, unless he goes for 80, itís not as fun and exciting. But theyíre the ones that Iím most impressed
with. Just being willing to hammer that thing up there and get a positive play."
He makes his O-line look better.

He is such a
unique talent. "I think Saquon did a good job of sticking his foot in the ground and getting north-south more
consistently," Franklin said. "Thereís a fine line with that. Thereís times where he does cut back and lose yardage and he goes for 80 and everybody thinks itís awesome, but then when he gets tackled for a loss, that doesnít go over very well."
Great back sometimes just have to take what is given.

He is unbelievably elusive. He has great lateral explosion that can make three guys miss at the line. He makes everyone on the field look slower. Explosive hop cuts. He can get deep, like Curtis Samuel last season, and catch the 40 to 50-yard bomb. Only
he is 30-pound heavier than Samuel. He ran with much better power against Pitt than he did last season.
His run for a TD in the 4th was pure power.The
Reason: Barkley would take a ton of pressure off of whatever QB
they put on the field.

The
Team:
The top picks really come down to the
top two QBs: Rosen and Darnold. Darnold is considered the better
prospect, because he is a much better athlete. He is a much better leader.
He has been better in the clutch, and he is better at taking hit, getting
up, and completing the next pass.
Darnold is the guy who has the It factor. "But I love Darnold because he's a gym
rat," Mora said. "And he can he can improvise. He can make things happen on the move. They're going to play different style of offenses. I think Darnold gives you a little bit more running ability, a little bit more mobility in the pocket."
Darnold has been better taking hits and in the clutch, and still completing
passes.

Giants took a QB in last years Draft.
So the question is, do they think Davis Webb is the answer to replace Eli.
I think that answer to that has become a resounding "NO!"

The Player: Darnold will lose some accuracy when he looses control of his feet. He will loose some accuracy when he gets to his third option, and
as to go deep. Much better thrower on the run than Rosen. Great job leading the RB swinging out of the backfield.
So he can catch the ball in full stride without an adjustment. He will block for his WR on the reverse.

"Itís been such a dream of mine to play in the
NFL," Darnold said. "And for an organization to put their trust in me to be able to go out there and play football for them, I think any opportunity to play for anyone would be amazing.
Plus, he kind-ah sort-ah almost wants to go to the Browns. "Honestly, yeah, it would be awesome," Darnold
said said about being drafted with the 1st pick. "But at the same time, I look at it holistically and I'm going to factor everything into it. But, yeah, to be the No. 1 pick, that would be so special."
Or just be the Number One Pick.

He was not
great in the Bowl game. "Whenever you turn over the ball that much, it's hard to win games. I made a bad read on the pick-six. I shouldn't have thrown it, obviously. He jumped inside of the receiver right after the ball was snapped, and I didn't see him. And it was a bad play on my part," Darnold said. "Then the strip fumbles. When I'm in the pocket, those are tough.
It's just little things. I missed a couple of throws, too, that I'd like to have back. That would have switched the momentum. There was a lot of stuff where we shot ourselves in our foot."
But he was clutch for most of his time at USC.

He
has trouble finding his third option. He looks at his first two options,
and when they aren't open he instantly starts running around the pocket
with amazing consistency. But he doesn't just take off. he is amazing at
finding his third or fourth option while running around the pocket
(usually to his right), while then trying to find some space to throw.

The
Reason:If
Darnold is on the Board they will not pass on him. The Manning era is
over, get over it.

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The
Team: They are still one of the worst run teams in the
NFL. They really need an OLT, and an OG. The good news is that there
will be three OG/OCs sitting there for them in the 2nd, and one might slip
into the 3rd (also Will Hernandez would be nice pick in the 2nd): Ragnow,
Price, and Bozeman. So taking Nelson here seems ludicrous to me. I cannot
believe that anyone would Nelson here, over one of the big OG/OCs (who
played played more Guard than Center in college) in the 2nd. Of course,
their O-line is so terrible that they may have to go OLT in the 2nd, and
OG in the 3rd.

The
Player: Chubb is the man. "If you compare him to Derek Barnett, he has similar production but he is a much more explosive
athlete," a scout said. "I think he is way ahead of Landry as a pro prospect."
He is a freak of nature who turns the corner on OT's like a runaway train going around a bend, unless it falls it is hitting everything in sight.

He was unblockable against FLA ST.
"Size. Motor. Competes," a scout said. "Sack
production." He kept making the OTs look like kids.

He was a
true bully on the field. "Heís not as good as Myles Garrett,"
a scout said, "But wouldíve been in the conversation to be the second best defensive end last year."
I would disagree with that guy. Chubb had better success against the
better teams, instead of visa versa like Garrett.

He kept hitting the QB. Then on 2nd and Goal he drove the ORT back into
the backfield. Then they left him unblocked? So he worked down the line, and into the backfield to hit the RB for the TFL.
On the next play he beat the ORT to his outside shoulder a great speed rush, and flushed the QB. Then chased him to the line, and hit him before he could
score.

The
Reason:
Besides Tampa, the Colts have the biggest
need for an edgerusher.

The owner said that they need a big RB to help Luck be all
that he can be. "You put [Luck] on that field heeled up, and all the sudden you put an Edgerrin James type of player, maybe, with that bigger, faster, stronger, and let this man continue the job that heís already begun to
do," Irsay said. "This is going to be a special place to be, and a special place to play."
Barkley also does a lot to help a bad O-line look good.

The
Team:I buy that they like Allen. He's the most
athletic of the the three QBs, and he has the strongest arm. Plus, last
year it seem everyone knew what the Browns were doing in the Draft. So why
not this year as well?

Cleveland has some needs along the O-line, but there will
be a lot of options in the 2nd Round. So look for them too go best player available
here.

The Player: Allen is a phenomenal athlete.
"Itís like a big boy playing with little kids out there," CSU
HC Mike Bobo said. "Countless times over and over the last two years, this guy has made plays to win ballgames. Heís a truly, truly impressive
kid." He really looks the part.

He played on
a team that was usually overwhelmed at every other position on offense.
"We had an exodus. Every player who touched the football last year was on an NFL roster, and thatís not typical of what we usually have at the University of
Wyoming," his HC Bohl said. "Whenever we make a good play now, more of itís on him. And we appreciate the guys around him, but the easy throws, plays that were made, theyíre not there. It forces you to play better. And heís done that."
He had one of the worst receiving corps I've ever seen.

He has a great gun on the run.
"Everybody looks at the physical gifts that he has the arm strength, the size, the
speed," Bobo said. "But heís got a lot of mental toughness of what heís gone through. Statistics arenít everything. Itís how you lead, how you handle adversity, how you respond. And that kid? Iíve been very impressed with him this
year." He habitually takes off to the right, when the clock goes off
in this head, and can throw all over the field moving to his right.

He will unleash some wild throws
sometimes. "It was really about learning how to be a quarterback," Bohl said.
"Thereís more to playing quarterback than what he did last year. And Iíd venture to say thereís no college quarterback in the country that has a stronger arm or possesses more athletic ability. But thereís more to playing quarterback than those things."
He runs NFL play action from under Center, and turns his back to the
defense.

He was running more and more of the NFL offense,
like Wentz ran, this season. "So it was taking his next steps of improvement in learning how to be a
quarterback," Bohl said. "How to read coverages. How to lead an
offense. How to understand the strengths and weaknesses of different defenses, and how to attack. And weíre pleased with his
progress." Very right handed QB, who doesn't throw as well moving to the left.

When he leaves the pocket he is going to the right.
"Heís been ultra-competitive, and itís been whatever weíve needed him to
do," Bohl said. "You look at our margins of victory, within our conference, on the Mountain [division] side, theyíve been pretty slim. And heís been very resourceful, whether itís running it or throwing it. And heís done a really good job taking care of the football."
When he is running to the right, his throws are amazingly accurate on the
move.

But
when he is running to the left the accuracy is not as good."He is about impossible to
tackle," Bobo said. "He makes play after play with his legs and his arm. When he scrambles, he scrambles to throw the ball downfield, and Iím not talking about in the flat; Iím talking about deep shots,
40-45 plus ropes to backside receivers." He is not Wentz, but he can take a beating and keep on
ticking.

The
Reason: They have started to fire decision makers who pass on QBs
with top five picks. There is no doubt that there is a mandate from the
owner to Draft a damn QB, or your on the employment line.

The
Team:The Broncos coached at the Senior Bowl. "If John Elway asks you to be on your
team?" Mayfield said. "You donít say no." They
asked specifically for Mayfield to be on your team.

By all accounts
Mayfield was impressive. "Like most positions, you want to see guys operate in the meeting room, how they engage their teammates and obviously the football part:
the arm talent, how they move in the pocket, and those things,"
Broncos HC Joseph said. "To have a chance to coach the Senior Bowl allows you to have an intimate setting to evaluate the players.
All the players here. To me, itís a clear advantage to be here and coaching this game."
The coaching staff was able to work with him for five days.

Some see him
as the next Drew Brees. "You watch Drew Brees play, heís figured it
out," Joseph said. "Heís a very successful quarterback. Guys figure it out. Good players figure it out. I wouldnít be concerned about that."
But you have had a lot of contenders for the next Brees.

The Broncos are QB-less and desperate. They have other needs. But the QB
situation is the kind of terror that can only cause a purging of the coaching
staff. The problem is that they are third on the QB-desperate list in
a two QB Draft.

The
Player: Baker has size and character issues, and both came
into play in the Champ Game against Georgia. "Thatís the million-dollar
question," Kirby Smart said. "I donít think you are going to contain this guy. He can escape when he wants to escape. So you have to invite him to stay. He can make throws from the pocket or you have to flush him out and have someone athletic enough to get him on the
ground." He took a giant hit late in the game, and wasn't able
to recover.

You
have to respect the Manziel comparisons, a little. "Johnny Manziel acted like the world owed him
something. On the other hand, Mayfield was a walk-on and has remained hungry,"
Ourlad's
Shonka said. "[He] is electric and brings a rare combination of athletic ability and
accuracy. Quarterbacks have to have good decision-making ability and accuracy, and Mayfield has both of those skills."
Then when things got really tight, in the Playoff game, he tightened up as
well.

He didn't
have the character to come through in the biggest game of his career, and
looked overwhelmed and confused late in the 4th (though he might have been
concussed by the big hit). "Heís really elite. I think it goes up in that category beyond Johnny Manziel when it comes to creativity with the ball," Smart said.
"He can make all the throws from all the angles. Itís not just the scrambling; itís the fact that when you get to him, you sometimes still canít get him down.
Heís strong. Heís built on his lower body like a running back. Itís like having a wildcat quarterback who can throw it really good. His release and finding guys open, has really been amazing. It creates a lot of dynamic for us." I
don't trust him, but some one will.

The
Reason:
Personally I don't buy the Mayfield myth.
"I want smart players. I want tough players. I want guys who love football, on top of having
ability," Joseph said. "Once you get to this level, as far as the physical ability, itís very close. But the thing that separates players is the mind-set:
the love of football, how he learns, what kind of teammate heís going to be, leadership skills. Thatís what I want to get to with our football team: finding Broncos."
If you draft smart tough player, you get a smart tough team.

The
Broncos coaches are coaching at the Senior Bowl, and could be coaching
Allen there, if he can make himself eligible for the game. And let's be
honest, they got nothing without a real NFL QB. He is only a couple
classes short of qualifying for the Senior Bowl. It appears that the
Broncos will be coaching Baker Mayfield.

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The
Team:
This Franchise is a waste of time, until they find a legit QB. "I think they're both me great pros, first of all,"
ex-UCLA HC Jim Mora said. "Totally different styles of play, but I'm going to go with Josh, because he's a pure passer. He's got a motion that you would love to see in your mini camp. I mean, it's just pure, and it's
clean. And he can make every throw. He can throw with velocity, he can throw with touch."
Now of course he has to say that because they are good friends.

But Josh has been much improved this past season in both categories.
"But Josh has that way, like all the great ones, and the guys you played with,"
Mora said. "That kind of slip and slide around in the pocket, and find the window, and then they can get it there on time. They're both going to be
great. But Josh is one of my guys, I got to go with him." The Jets won't have the choice here, they get who drops.

It is amazing how teams play games with their QB situations.
I thought Bryce Petty could be the answer, but he was the worst QB the
Pats faced all season. "I don't know. Mentally, I know he has come a long
way," the HC of the NJJ said about Petty. "He's learned a lot from Josh, just standing on the sideline, him and [Christian Hackenberg]. Until he plays physically, we won't know that
answer." Now they are desperate.

They cannot continue to build
their organization without a QB. "He's best when he's decisive,
and can show off his impeccable downfield accuracy," Chris Trapasso
said. "Mayfield's athletic enough to elude rushers in the Big 12.
[However] at the NFL level? I don't know if he'll be able to create
Russell Wilson-type magic while ad-libbing." He was able to create it
against Georgia's SEC-defense.

When you don't address your needs in the Draft than you get
worse the next year. "We are very happy to extend both Mike and Todd," the CEO of the
NJJ Christopher Johnson said. "During their time here, they have worked together to help the organization build a foundation on which to
grow. They are identifying, developing, and getting productivity out of our players. I believe we are headed in the right direction. This provides us continuity and stability as we continue to move this team toward sustained success."
It is amazing to me that GMs and Coaches don't
understand that Drafts are about team building. They only addressed
five of their top eleven needs in last years Draft.

The
Player: Rosen is tough prospect for me. I
didn't think he was good
after he was hit in his first two seasons. In his first two seasons he
couldn't take the hits. He would throw incompletions and interceptions
after a big hit, and he even turtled in a few games.

He got
better at taking hits. "Weíve had good years, weíve had average years, weíve had disappointing years, weíve had injured years, weíve had healthy years, and then some in between," Rosen said.
"So all of this is a learning process of how to deal with adversity."
I believe that he has learned.

He was very
good at getting up after getting hit, and throwing the next pass
accurately this season. "I've tried since he was in high school, [to]
kind of guide him in a way that is going to prepare him to be a great NFL quarterback. And I've been lucky to be around guys like Joe Montana, and Dan Fouts, and Steve Young, and Matt Hasselbeck, and guys like
that," Mora said. "And I've coached 20 NFL Hall of Famers in my career. And they all have certain traits.
[I was] just trying to guide Josh in the right direction in terms of the emotional part that it takes to be a great player, as you know, at that level."
He has also shown a knack for making the big play
in the clutch this season. He has taken his game to another level that I
didn't think he had.

The
Reason: The Jets are so desperate for a QB reboot that they will select
any leftover QB in the top ten.

The Team:
They have their QB. "Score more points, that is one issue," Koetter said.
"The number two biggest issue is we canít get pressure with a four-man rush. Iím not telling anybody any big secrets here. Those were our two biggest things that need to be addressed."
Now they need someone who can hit the QB.

The
Team:They
need help all over the field. They need to start building the defense.
Getting a do it all leader for their secondary could finally allow them to
dump Pacman.

The
Player: Fitzpatrick is
a phenomenal leader and football player. "Minkah does it as well as anybody Iíve ever coached, in terms of how he works every day, how he finishes plays, his conditioning level, just
phenomenal," Saban said. "Pays attention to detail. Itís important to him. Makes sure he knows what to
do." He can play Safety and Corner.

I
think he can step into the NFL and be a top Corner. "A lot of players that are good players Iíve heard them say
'I'm saving it for the game.' Every one of those players, and all those teams that Iíve been on that the players say that, none of them are worth a
**** (ah, crap). He doesnít do that. He works every day to get better,"
Saban said. "I hope we have more and more players who work like him.
Because when you have players that do that, you usually have a pretty good team. He sets a great example and weíre excited to be able to utilize him in a lot of different
ways." Plus, if he struggles at CB,
he could be an All-Pro Safety.

The
Team: With Jimmy-G at QB the Niners will win more games than they
should, now that they have a QB. The Pats will not have pick 33 or 34, and
it could go as low as pick 37 (which turned into 41).

The
Player: Nelson might be the most complete prospect in the Draft. He
is likely the top rated OL in this year's Draft,
but he is an OG. But, he is an OG who played OLT in college, and those
guys tend to go higher than other OGs. So having him the top ten is a
little rich for my blood, but he shouldn't fall into the twenties.

The
Reason: They have to get some weapons for Jimmy-G. They have to
take their top rated offensive weapon here.

The
Team: They
need some help in the middle. They have some great edgerushers that are
struggling because they get no inside push.

The
Player: Smith is a freak. He is a force of nature in the
middle of the defense. But he is not great in coverage. I don't like how
he moves backwards in coverage. But other than that it often looks like he
can do anything he wants on the football field.

Smith
is an undersized LB who should go no where near the 1st Round.
"Sometimes you thank God for unanswered prayers, right?" Kirby
Smart said. "Thatís the case in this situation. Where heís become
a really good player, and heís developed a leadership pattern that
really represents our university really well." However,
he is so damn good.

He
takes some of the best angles to the ball carrier I have ever seen.
"You could play right across the street right here, in a year or
two," Dick Butkus told Smith, after he won the Butkus for being the
best LB in college football." However, he is not nearly as good as
moving backwards as forward.

He
moves through traffic like a fish through water. He takes on blocks with
speed and sheds guys 50 pounds heavier than he is fast. He has the speed
and instincts to dominate the run game sideline to sideline. Plus, he is a
beast blitzing up the gut. I just wish he was a little better in coverage.

He
can be a vicious hitter. He can decleate guys from the side. He gets
outside on the swing pass so fast he can meet the RB two or three yards
deep in the backfield. Nice job shoving off blockers outside and going and
getting the ball carrier. Terrific field speed. Great COD off the shifty
back making moves in space. He makes more impact hits going sideways into
the RB than any ILB in this Draft.

The
Reason: Smith would be a great piece that allows Mack to rush
more, and concentrate on stopping the run less.

Second Choice:
Derwin James SS

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The Team:Their ILBs
stink. Especially in coverage. They need to get an ILB or two who can step
and reinforce the middle of their defense, and hopefully help in coverage.

One thing I noticed watching Miami is that their O-line sucks. They spent
a lot of Draft capital on their O-line, and it was a sieve against the
Pats.

The
Player: Edwards is a freak. He is only 19, and is freakishly
strong. He is very patient letting the play come to him, and finds the RB consistently. Nice job when he is stuck to the blocker, driving him into the ball carrier. Very strong taking on blocks and at the point. Follows blockers and slips by them with terrific quicks, but he will get fooled
by misdirection. He will cover the RB swinging out of the backfield sometimes. He will pick up the
RBs coming through the line and cover him in man.

The
Reason:They
have to start to think about replacing Wake, and Edmunds is athletic
enough to be a 3-4 OLB. But they also really need to think about replacing
both ILBs. Edmunds can step in and start for the Dolphins.

They took an OG in the 5th last season, but I think Tunsil is
an OLG. So grabbing Miller to play OLT would help their line at three
positions, even if Ariata is a backup at ORG and OLG. Another interesting
thought is Derwin James. Does anyone else see him as a smallish cover LB?
Which is something the Dolphins really need.